Comrp prom ise Eire a ks Dead lock on Timber Tan
Hatfield, Morse
Pledge Good of
People Come First
Salem - (UPD - Sen. Wayne
Morse (D-Ore.) and Republi
can Gov. Mark Hatfield Indi
cate they have buried the
hatchet, at least for the time
being. i
. The political foes emerged
from a 30-minute conference
in Hatfield's office Monday
afternoon and pledged that
the "good of the people comes
first."
This was a different tune
than they have sung together
for years. When Hatfield ran
for the governorship in 1958,
Morse described the young
GOP leader as "irresponsible"
and not suited for the job. .
But after Monday's meeting,
which Morse requested, the
senator said "We have had our
differences, but on public pol
icies.. We now have common
responsibilities."
, Hatfield seconded the re-marks.
. Morse, who rejected an in
vitation to meet with Hatfield
after the 1958 campaign, said
he asked for the session main
ly to discuss joint action on
the Boardman industrial park,
s Morse described the con
tract with Boeing Airplane
Co. as "very ably ; drafted,"
adding he is "shoulder to
shoulder" with Hatfield on
Boardman, re - establishment
Budget Group
Approves Funds
For Departments
The Jackson county budget
committee neared the half
way mark yesterday by giving
final consideration to a num
ber of budgets. , . ,
v The next scheduled meet
ing of the committee is Thurs
day, April 13.
One of the larger county de-
noi-lmant HllrifTatc IS HlIP for
preliminary . c o n si d eration t
soon. This is the general roaa
fund, with a preliminary total-of
$1,811,563, an increase
of $38,913 over the current
year's budget of $1,772,630. .
; Some of the main items in
the proposed budget are road
construction, $466,745, up $8,
225; bridge repair and con
struction $357,600, up $41,
. 100; road oiling and paving,
$260,48$, with $75,380 credit
for projects carried over into
the new fiscal year; and road
equipment, $137,100, up $55,
382. The -cost of operating and
maintaining a county court
house is revealed in the allo
cation of court house expenses
totaling $47,386, compared to
$40,163.80 for the current fis
cal year.
Some of the major items in
this budget are - telephone
operator, $3,276, up $180; ex
tra help, $400; heating oil
$5,000; heating system re
pairs, $1,400; light and power,
$4,500, up $700; water, $625,
up $100; elevator inspection,
?2,700, up $902.40; supplies,
$1,700, up $100; building re
pairs, $4,500, about the same;
janitor, $3,096; printer (new
item) $3,930.
Other budgets passed in
cluded circuit court, $36,578,
up $552; district court, $4,290
compared to. $7,097.82 for
1960-61; and Ashland justice
of the peace court $9,186, up
$1,104.
Searchers Lose Hope
For Liner's Passengers
Bahrein, Persian Gulf-fllPD-Hope
was abandoned today
for 212 persons, including an
elderly American couple, miss
ing and presumed dead in a
two-day fire aboard the Brit
ish passenger liner Dara.
High Mountain Sheep
Dam Recommended
' Washington-(UPD-The Army
Corps of Engineers has recom
mended construction of a dam
at the High Mountain Sheep
site on the Snake river, it was
reported today.
Ashland Planners Approve Ordinance
For Two Home Zones; Goes To Council
Ashland-The Ashland Plan
ning commission approved a
proposed zoning ordinance for
two residential zones last
night.
he commission recom
mended that construction of
multiple family dwellings be
allowed in Zone 3, while al
lowing only single family
dwellings in Zone 4. The rec
ommended ordinance will be
sent to the city council for
approval. A public hearing
must be held.
The minimum lot area for
construction in both zones was
set at 6,000 square feet, with
a minimum lot width of 50
ft fronting a street on in-
of Tongue Point and indus
trialization of Oregon in gen
eral. On Tongue Point, Hatfield
said his office will have a
"major statement" probably
on Wednesday regarding "the
entire area." He gave no hint
on what it might be but said
it involves the state planning
and development department.
At a joint news conference
one" newsman asked Morse if
he thought Hatfield would op
pose him for the Senate in
1962 and Morse replied: "We
have run with and against
each other on many things."
Hatfield has indicated he
would prefer a second term
as governor.
Senate Concurs
In Amendments .
On Pollution Bill
Salem -IUP1I- The Senate to
day unanimously concurred in
House amendments giving the
State Sanitary Authority what
it considers a strong set of
laws to combat water pollu
tion. The Senate earlier passed
SB36 but included five con
troversial words-that abate
ment facilities ordered would
have to be "technically prac
ticable and economically feasi
ble." The House struck the
words and shipped the bill
back for Senate concurrence.
The Senate re-passed the
bill, with the words deleted,
and the measure headed for
the governor's desk.
Authority Sought
The Sanitary Authority feels
the bill gives it necessary au
thority to halt pollution by
cities and industries.
The City of Portland and
industry in general wanted
the five words in so the state
agency would not go "hog
wild" but others contended
the words would tie up the
SSA in court haggling over
what the words mean.
The Senate passed and sent
to the House a controversial
bill giving the public utility
commissioner new powers in
determining what areas log
truckers may serve.
Sen. Al Flegel (D-Roseburg)
spoke for SB533 and Sen. Mel
vin Goode (R-Albany) headed
the opposition.
Allows Bigger Profit
Goode said the bill "pur
ports" to eliminate an over
supply of log truckers. He de
clared it would let some con
tract carriers make a bigger
profit while eliminating com
petition and possibly drive
some truckers out of business.
Flegel said it was a good
bill, studied by1 two interim
committees, and would help
the industry. Goode said' the
industry is sharply, divided
over the bill and doubts if the
majority endorses it.
Those voting no were Sens.
Goode, Ahrens, Hare, Newbry
and Potts.
Condemnation Suit
Settled Out of Court
A condemnation suit sched
uled in Jackson county cir
cuit court today was settled
out of court yesterday.
An attorney representing
the state highway commission
agreed that Waller L. and
Lynne Scott should receive
$2,500 for a triangular piece
of landing fronting on Lamp
man rd. and the Rogue river
near Rock Point bridge. The
state also agreed to build an
approach road from the prop
erty to the frontage rd. at a
cost of $1,000.
The state originally offered
the Scotts $600 for the 4,000
square feet of property to be
used as a right-of-way for the
new freeway.
The Medford firm of Jones,
Reeder and Bashaw represent
ed the Scotts, and William
Mansfield, the state highway
commission.
terior lots and 60 feet on
corner lots. The commission
amended the ordinance by in
serting "where the applica
tion of the lot size require
ment would cause undue hard
ship to a property owner, the
planning commission shall
have the right to waive the
requirements."
Churches, schools, govern
mental structures or public
utilities will be allowed in
both zones. Hospitals, institu
tional homes and professional
buildings will be allowed in
Zone 3. These uses were enu
merated as conditional uses,
and plans and specifications
accompanied by a petition re-
,
Land Board Signs
Boardman Lease;
Doubts Expressed
Document Carried
To Boeing Officials
Salem - (UPD - The Oregon
Land Board executed a lease
with Boeing Airplane Co. to
day that Gov. Mark Hatfield
said would "start the machin
ery rolling" for space age de
velpment in north-eastern
Oregon.
The 80-year lease for the
Boardman Bombing Range
bordering the Columbia River
in Morrow county was sign
ed by Gov. Mark Hatfield,
Secretary of State Howell Ap
pling Jr., and Treasurer How
ard Belton, the Land Board
members. - -Way
Said Cleared
Hatfield declared it cleared
the way for the state to move
ahead with acqusition of the
property, a transaction which
involves moving the Navy to
a new site in Lake county.
' Signing of the lease came
after Appling and Belton ex
pressed some doubts over the
wisdom of approving the
agreement before land options
were acquired. 1
'Blank Check' Feared
Belton said he feared the
state would be taking on ob
ligations that could amount to
a "blank check." 1
Raymond Kell, attorney for
the Planning and Develop
ment Department, said safe
guards in the lease itself pro
tected the state, and added it
is necessary to "firm up the
relationship between the two
primary parties" in order to
proceed smoothly with the
transaction.
Plans Not Revealed
Arthur R. Thompson, Boe
ing facilities manager at Se
attle, planned to carry the
lease there for immediate
signature by Boeing officials.
Boeing has not revealed
exact plans for the rugged,
sagebrush site, but officials in
dicated some construction
might begin this year if the
land were acquired speedily.
The state has appropriated
$900,000 to acquire the land.
Federal agencies must com
plete appraisals in order to
exchange Lake county lands
for a new Navy site.
Ranch Under Way
Ashland - Negotiations for
the sale of an historic 56,200
acre ranch near Ashland are
under way. The Barron-Park
er ranch is being sold by the
William A. Sutton company
of Sacramento to a group head
ed by Aaron Fefferman of
Los Angeles.
The ranch consists of 11,-
200 deeded acres and 45,000
leased acres. Price of the
transaction has not been dis
closed. David Seymour, an
associate of Fefferman, will
be In charge of selfing indi
vidual portions of the ranch.
He will establish an office in
Ashland.
Seymour and Fefferman
said tentative plans call for
sale of various portions of the
ranch. They indicated they
plan to develop other por
tions themselves. There is a
possibility cattle and sheep
men in the area will be givep
an opportunity to buy range
land before it is offered to
outsiders.
Lands lying in the vicinity
of Emigrant lake may be de
veloped into residential areas.
A retirement area for exclu
sive sale to elderly people is
also being considered.
The ranch was established
in 1850. Headquarters are
adjacent to Emigrant lake
near Highway 66 The ranch
extends from the outskirts
of Ashland beyond Howard
Prairie lake.
Transfer of the' property Is
expected to be completed
within 60 days. ,
CONFERENCE SET
Washington - (UPD - Presi
dent Kennedy will hold a
news conference Wednesday
at 1 p.m. (PST), the White
House said today.
questing each use will have
to be submitted to the com
mission for approval.
Land In Zone 3 borders
Main st. and Siskiyou blvd.
for the most part. Zone 4 in
eludes all land not in Zone 3,
the commercial and industrial
zones.
In other action, the com
mission recommended an ordi-
nance making establishment
of gravel pits in all zones sub
ject to conditional usage.
Plans and specifications would
be submitted to the commis
sion for approval. Any devla
lion from the plan would
serve to revoke the permit,
5.
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Medford
16 Pages
Adolf Eichmann
Goes on Trial
As Mass Killer
Bid by Defense
Cause of Concern
! Jerusalem
(UPD
Adolf
Eichmann, 55, went on trial
today on charges of being his
tory's worst mass murderer.
Whatever happens to him,
he is not going to the gallows
by default. He has a fighting
lawyer in Robert Servatius, a
West German from Cologne
who opened up by demanding
that the court oi three Israeli
judges specially set up to try
Eichmann disqualify itself
and declare the proceedings
illegal.
On Nuernberg Staff
Servatius is a thickset.
square-jawed man with an in
ternational reputation. He was
on the defense staff at the
Nuernberg war crimes trial
and was perfectly at home in
the midst of today's events
here.
His bold move' obviously
caused concern in the prose
cution camp. Gideon Hausner,
the attorney general of Israel,
.wheeled up all the ammuni
tion he could gather to counter
the defense arguments.
Hausner started speaking
before ' the, lunch recess.. .He
resumed- in ; tne atternoon,
quoting every possible legal
precedent he could find. When
court adjourned, he still was
talking and he will resume
Wednesday. '''-.. . .
(Continued on page 2) ,
Autos Burned in
Separate Mishaps
Two cars were partially
burned in accidents occurring
last night and this morning,
state police said.
A car driven by Richard
Orval Rhoten, route 1, box 74,
Rogue River, ran into a bank
on West Evans Creek rd. in
the Rogue , River area last
night. Flames burned the dash
board, the left front fender
and tire, hood and wiring.
The Rogue River Rural fire
department put out the flames.
Early this morning a car
driven by Ralph Wesley
Baumgardner, 40, of Gresham,
drove partway up on the traf
fic divider at Willow Springs
intersection on Highway 99
north of Central Point, state
police said. The car hit the
highway sign and spun back
wards across the highway and
through a fence. The rear tire
caught fire from spinning on
the dirt and gravel and flames
spread to the rear seat and
overhead upholstery. Passing
truck drivers kept the fire un
der control until the Central
Point Rural fire department
could arrive and put out the
flames. The driver was taken
to the Rogue Valley hospital
by a passing motorist for treat
ment and observation.
Electrical Firms
Named in Lawsuits
Washington -(UPD- The Jus
tice Department today filed a
second round of damage suits
against electrical manufactur-
ers previously convicted of
fixing prices and rigging gov
ernment contract bids.
' Claims were made against
11 of the 29 electrical firms
fined in the historic antitrust
case.
Today's suits, filed in Phil
adelphia, covered six types
of electrical equipment sold
to the Tennessee Valley Au
thority, Defense Department
and numerous government
agencies by the General Elec
tric Co.. Westinghouse Elec
tric Corp., Allis Chalmers
Manufacturing Company, the
I-T-E Circuit Breaker Com
pany and other firms.
PRISONERS ON DIET
Walla Walla - (UPD - About
640 sit-down convicts at the
state prison faced a strict diet
of sandwiches and water to
day and an even stricter "no
negotiation" edict by Warden
;ob Rhay.
427 im
bp-, ..f(,; , ,y v
ASTORS ARRIVE Lord :Aslor and his the city. From left are Hon. Gavin Astor,
family have arrived in Portland on their John Jacob Astor, Gavin's 14-year-old son,
way to' Astoria , to participate in the 150th Lord Astor of Hever, and Lady Violet Astor,
anniversary celebration of the founding of ' Lord Astor's wife. . (UPI Telephoto)
WEATHER
- Forecast: Increailnr cloudi
ness this evening. Possibly a few
showers Wednesday morning.
Partly cloudy and cooler Wed
nesday afternoon. Low tonight
37. High Wednesday 65.
'TEMPRRAIURB
Highest Yesterday . 87
Lowest this Morning 34
PREC, to 10 a.m. today 0
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today . 6:48 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 5;36 a.m.
Moonrise tomorrow .... 4:26 a.m.
New Moon Friday night
PROMINENT CONSTELLATION
Leo, high In south 8:56 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Mars, In the west 10:09 p.m.
Saturn, risen 2:41 a.m.
Jupiter, rlsea . . 2:66 a.m.
Duncan Accuses
Governor Hatfield
Salem- (UPI)- House Speaker
Robert Duncan today accused
Gov. Mark Hatfield of making
"a political rush for the head
lines" by criticizing the legis
lature. The Medford Democrat de
clared Hatfield was wrong in
accusing the legislature of ig
noring needed legislation in
favor of adjornlng quickly.
If he is genuinely interest
ed in advancing public inter
est, Duncan said, "the gover
nor might have more impor
tant things to do than think
ing up clever items for a press
release."
. The legislature has been
aiming for adjournment April
22. Hatfield Monday said that
much "needed legislation"
still needs to be enacted.
Aslrona lit Launching
Within Few Weeks
Washington - (UPD - Ameri
ca's first astronaut will be
launched into space within
the next few wcoks If all goes
well, an official said today.
Hugh L. Dryden, deputy
director of the National Aero
nautics and Space Adminis
tration, told the House Space
Committee that April 28 was
"the most optimistic possible
date that can be managed"
for a suborbital flight from
Cape Canaveral.
He also said that NASA
still hoped to launch an astro
naut into a true earth orbit
before the end of this year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, -.7,961
Area Water Supply
Outlook Improves
F rom Marc
Cool, wet ' March storms
have greatly improved the
1961 .irrigation water supply
outlook, in southern Oregon
by bringing unusually heavy
increases in the mountain
snowpack, according to W. T.
Frost, Portland, snow survey
supervisor.
The snowpack is now 20 to
30 per cent greater than it
was last year, but is still be
low average, he said.
Frost Is snow survey super
visor for the soil conservation
service, Oregon agricultural
experiment station and Ore
gon state engineer.
Frost said stored water sup
plies in Fourmile, Fish and
Hyatt lakes are still short,
but excellent storage in Emi
grant and Howard Prairie
lakes will partially offset the
shortage.
Water ConUnt Listed - '
Water content of the moun
tain snowpack on . the main
Rogue river watershed is 91
per cent of average, and 128
per cent of last year. On the
Applegate-Illinois watersheds,
snow is 88 per cent of average,
and 127 per cent of last year.
Moisture in the top four
feet of soil In the watersheds
is satisfactory, and will favor
spring runoff from melting
snow, he added. ,
Water stored at Howard
Prairie, Emigrant and Hyatt
lakes totals 48,900 acre feet,
compared to 21,900 acre feet
last year at this date, Frost
said. The storage is adequate
for the needs of the Talent
Irrigation district.
Storage In Laki
Storage in Fourmile and
Fish lakes Is 8,200 acre feet,
compared to 9,300 acre feet
last year. Frost said this is a
short supply for the Medford
and Rogue River Valley Irri
gation districts, but the dis
tricts can count on tome wa
ter from the supply In the
Talent systems.
"All forecasts in this area
have increased from 10 to 22
per cent as a result of heavy
increases in mountain snow-
packs," Frost said. Forecasts
of streamflow for the irriga
56th
Tribune
lis on wea
h S to rms
tion season, April through
September, indicate flow of
the Rogue river at Raygold
will be 83 per cent of average,
and minimum flow is not ex-
pected to drop below 1,030
cubic feet per second, if sum
mer rainfall and temperatures
are average. , . .,
Discharge Estimated -' -
Discharge of the. north and
south forks of -Little Butte
creek are estimated at 72 and
67 per cent of average for the
next six months. Inflow to
Fourmile and Hyatt lakes Is
estimated to be 6,000 acre feet
and 3,000 acre feet, respec
tively, during the next six
months.
Frost said the ADDleeate
and Illinois rivers 'are fore
cast to flow 91 and 82 per
cent of their average April
through September.
Statewide, Oregon's 1961
irrigation water supply out
look has Improved some be
cause of greater than average
increases in snowpack in most
portions of the state. Fore
casts of expected streamflow
In the irrigation season have
been raised from 5 to 20 per
cent, and the general outlook
is now "fair to near "aver
age" except in southeast Ore
gon, where the water supply
is short.
U.S. Concerned by
Activity in Laos
Washington - (UPI) - The
United States today expressed
official concern over Increased
Soviet arms supplies to Laos
and said American aid to the
little Southeast Asian nation
will be Increased.
The State Department also
declared that a further delay
by Russia on a Western pro
posal for a cease fire would
be "a matter of very serious
concern."
Secretary of State Dean
Rusk disclosed to newsmen
that U. S- supplies to the war
torn Asian country will be
increased to a degree.
Year Price 10 Cents
No. 17
Work Expected To
Start Soon on Two
Freeway Sections
Bids were opened in Salem
this morning on four Jackson
county highway projects, in
cluding three freeway projects
and the Fourth st. bridge in
Medford. The combined low
bids on all four projects totals
$4,269,427,
R. A. Helntz and Rogers
Construction companies of
Portland submitted an appar
ent low bid of $2,408,938 for
9.4S miles of grading and
structures for the new freeway
trom lztn st. in Medford to
Valley View rd north of Ash
land. ' -
Peter Kiewit and Sons of
Medford submitted an appar
ent low bid of $1,675,988 for
an overhead freeway structure
In Medford to extend from
Jackson to 12th st. ; :
Slg Andersson company of
l-oos Bay submitted an appar
ent low bid of $81,482 for con
struction of Medford's pro
posed Fourth st. bridge across
Bear creek. The bridge will
be financed by the city.:
racific Concrete ' comDanv
of Portland submitted an ap
parent low bid of $103,000 for
construction of a freeway over-
crossing at McAndrewa rd. .
Work is tentatively sched
uled to start on all four Droi
ects withm a few weeks. When
construction- on- 'the freeway
aoes start it will' mean- the
new Pacific freeway or Inter
state Number' 5 will be Under
construction from north'-- of
central Point to.north of Ash-
land., ..
Construction has been'un.
derway since November' on
the Seven Oaks rd.-Jackson st.
section of the freeway. j
The overhead freeway struc
ture in Medford is scheduled
for completion in the fall of
1982. Freeway grading from
12th st. to Valley View rd. is
scheduled to be completed by
ine spring 01 11)02, With the
paving contract to be let at
a later date, . ,
Extended Claims
Said 'Fairly Light';
Claims for temporary ex
tended- unemployment com
pensation at the Medford of
fice of the state, employment
agency so far have been "fair
ly light," according to Mana
ger 'jonn J. ratton. . ; - , :
The office started acceptlne
claims yesterday: Patton has
advised those seeking the ex
tended jobless benefits to re
port for them on the. same day
and hour as assigned on their
previous regular claims. , .
Patton said the total num
ber of persons who have used
up their regular benefits in
Jackson county is less than
300. He said that many of
these persons will not report
for extended benefits since
they have obtained jobs in the
meantime.
The Slapstick Boys In
Decision Opens
Way for Passage
Of Tax Reforms
House Committee
Votes Approval
Salem-(UPD-The House Tax
committee broke a long dead
lock over timber taxation at
a tense meeting late Monday
night, giving 5-4 approval to
a compromise plan backed by
the Industrial Forestry Asscia-
tion.
The action, which may
avert a mammoth floor fight
and open the way for passage
of timber tax reforms, came
after the committee; rebuffed
a final effort to make the
plan more extreme.
Rep. W. O. Kelsay (D-Rose-
burg), who failed two weeks
ago to: send the bill out,
moved successfully for its ap
proval this time. '
Swing Vote
Rep. Victor Atiyeh (R-Port-
land), who had tried to change
the bill, cast the swing vote
for its approval by changing
from no to yes. ;
'Atiyeh said he was satis
fied" with the measure and
felt it was time to send . a
timber bill out. :,: :
The committee said in spite
of its approval it would hang
on to the bill for at least a
day for technical amendments.
There was some chance an
other try might be made to
substantially change the bill,
but its success appeared unlikely..;-
'
Western Oregon Affected
The IFA bill, which would
apply only - to Western Ore
gon trees, would levy an an
nual value tax based cn 30
per cent of Immediate harvest
value of standing trees, with
the figure dropping to 25 per
cent for operators cutting less
than one-thirtieth of a tract
annually.
In the year of harvest, the
tax would triple on cut trees.
Industry Stands Firm -
In spite of wide differences
in timber practices, the timber
Industry' has stood firm be
hind '.this plan, considering it
betteij- jthari ,the present law.
Opponents wanted a more
extreme tax variation with,
lower; tax6, for slow, sustain,
ed, 'yieta"vC!utelng; The present
tax is a straight value tax. .
, A different bill; calling for
a severance tax- for Eastern
Oregon ; pine, is ' before the
committee, but It has the sup-
port of almost all Eastern Ore
gon operators,'.'
School Windows
Broken by Vandals
Vandals using BB guns are
thought to be responsible for
breaking a number of win
dows at Washington Grade
school and Hedrlck Junior -
Hign scnool during tne past
two days, according to Med
ford police. ' i
Monday morning, Washing
ton school principal Ronald
Fred Weatherford told police
that 26 holes were found in
various windows around the
school. Police said the dam
age apparently occurred some
time Sunday night.
Last night, police were call
ed to Hedrlck school on a re
port that two Juvenile boys .
were seen shooting at tne win
dows with BB guns there. By
tne time police ; arrived, . tne
boys had fled. Police said
three windows were broken
at the school.
Space Man Launched?
Russians Not Telling
Moscow-IUPD-Soviet officials
and scientists maintained com
plete silence today on wide
spread reports the Russians
had launched a man - into
space.
The Emergency Room